The BCD Calculus: Will It Deliver The Right Outcomes? Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy As expected, once it did arrive, India’s Basic Customs Duty (BCD) plan for solar cells and equipment has managed to create just the sort of furore that the government claims it seeks to avoid. After all, for once, this was a decision that was long in coming, with intent having been announced last year itself, […] Read more
Uttar Pradesh Floats Tender for 75 MW of Grid-Connected Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has floated an e-tender for setting up a 75 MW grid-connected solar PV power project in UP solar park, Uttar Pradesh. As part of the Government of India’s target to achieve a cumulative capacity of 100 GW Solar PV installations by the year 2022, UPNEDA wishes […] Read more
BCD Will Raise Solar Purchase Cost by Rs 900 Cr pa for Off-takers: Ind-Ra Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy The imposition of BCD will lead to an increase in solar tariffs which will increase power purchase costs for solar off-takers by Rs 900 crore annually India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has come out and said that the imposition of basic customs duty (BCD) on solar cells and modules with effect from 1 April 2022 […] Read more
Solex Energy Ltd is the 2nd Most Trustworthy Solar EPC Company Updated On Tue, Mar 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy As per the a survey conducted by USAID, GERMI and CII in the month of October-Novermber-2020 spread over a period of two months, Solex Energy Ltd has come out in flying colour and stood 2nd in the Solar EPC works in its PV installations across Gujarat securing 69.9 marks out of 100. Gujarat Energy Research […] Read more
Adani Green Energy Receives LOA for 300 MW Wind Project From SECI Updated On Mon, Mar 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy AREHFL, a subsidiary of Adani Green Energy, has received the LOA to set-up a 300 MW wind project under SECI’s 1200 MW (Tr-X) tender. AREHFL, a subsidiary of Adani Green Energy (AGEL), had participated in the tender issued by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for setting up 1,200 MW ISTS-connected wind power projects […] Read more
Adani Green to Take Over 50 MW Solar Asset from SkyPower Global Updated On Sat, Mar 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy One of India’s leading renewable companies, Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has announced that it has signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of a 100 percent stake in a special purpose vehicle (SPV) holding 50 MW operating solar project of SkyPower Global, developers and owners of utility-scale solar energy projects, with more than […] Read more
Will Module Price Skyrocket in 2021? Updated On Thu, Mar 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy 80% of the price of a PV module is based on the cost of raw materials. After Chinese New Year, glass price has not fallen a bit from its autumn highs while polysilicon continues to soar and the prices have been rising across the entire PV supply chain. Recently, from the bidding prices submitted by […] Read more
GameChange Solar Announces Deployment of Over 230,000 Solar Trackers Updated On Tue, Mar 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy GameChange Solar today announced that the company has now deployed over 230,000 solar trackers. Each solar tracker is an independent robotic system that moves an average of 90 PV solar modules throughout the course of the day to follow the sun and interact with weather patterns to optimize energy harvest for power plant owners. The system […] Read more
SECI Issues Deadline Extensions for 2 Solar Tenders in Tamil Nadu and Himachal Updated On Tue, Mar 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy SECI has extended the bid deadline for tenders for 50 MW solar PV project in Tamil Nadu and 15 MW floating solar plant in Himachal The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued an extension for the submission of bids for two active tenders. The first is the extension in the deadline for its […] Read more
